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- Page 1 TC 100 Operation & Installation Guide Revision 1.1...
- Page 2 © 2006—2007 Monit Limited. Product of New Zealand.
- Page 3 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of this rally computer product. At monit, we take pride in everything we make, and the TC100 is no exception. Every detail of the product has been designed and manufactured using the latest engineering technology—and the greatest care.
- Page 4 Contents Installation Getting Started Advanced Features...
- Page 5 Installation Simple instructions for fitting and wiring the TC100 into your vehicle. A- 1...
- Page 6 Before You Start Fitting to the Vehicle Installation of the TC100 requires a moder- The small size and weight of the TC100 ate level of mechanical ability and a basic make it easy to mount almost anywhere understanding of electrical systems. If you inside your vehicle.
- Page 7 Installation Mounting Boss Positions (not to scale) �� �������������� A- 3...
- Page 8 Included with your Black Battery Ground TC100 is a pre-wired loom that attaches to this connector, and provides colour coded White Auxiliary A Input wires for each signal. The functions associ-...
- Page 9 Installation Power Supply �� ��� The device should be connected to the vehi- cle’s battery through a 2A fuse as shown on ����� the right. Make sure it is attached to a point in the system where power is always avail- able, even when the ignition is turned off.
- Page 10 Installation Vehicle Speed Signal Tidying Up The most important input to the rally com- Before you power the unit up for the first puter is the vehicle’s speed signal. If your time, check that all your electrical connec- vehicle has a factory fitted speed sensor, tions are correct and securely made.
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Page 11: Getting Started
Getting Started Basic setup and operating information to get you up and running quickly. B- 1... - Page 12 Instead, the tasks MP3 player device, you should find the they perform change depending on where in TC100’s user interface quite familiar. But if the menu system you are. The task that is not don’t despair—the TC100 has been de- currently assigned to a particular button is signed with you in mind.
- Page 13 Getting Started Telemetry Screen The first screen to appear on the display when you power the device up is the Telem- etry Screen. It can be seen in the image on the right. This screen displays the vehicle’s distance, speed and timing information and, as you might expect, is the one you will use the majority of the time during a rally.
- Page 14 Getting Started The first image on the left shows the Total Distance counter. This works independently from the Interval counter and is typically used to measure the distance since the start of a stage, day or event. When selected, it can be cleared by pressing the bottom-right CLR button for one second.
- Page 15 Getting Started Menu System Using the menu system you can quickly change settings and access the device’s more advanced features. To exit the Telem- etry Screen and enter the menu system, press the MENU button. The main menu consists of a set of six icon, one for each of the six sub-menu catego- ries.
- Page 16 Getting Started Calibration Once you have finished installation of the rally computer, you will need to calibrate it to ensure it works accurately. Fortunately this is very easy to do. With the unit powered up, navigate to the Calibration sub-menu and select the item called ‘Calibrate’.
- Page 17 Getting Started When the wizard is started, the first screen to appear will instruct you to drive to the start of your known distance. Press the OK but- ton when this has been reached. Continue to drive until you are at the end of the known distance, then press OK again.
- Page 18 Getting Started Dimming the Backlight Changing the Display Resolution The TC100 has a very bright white LED The TC100’s distance counters usually backlight. In daytime and low light condi- show a resolution of ten metres, which is tions this substantially improves the visibility suitable for most motorsport applications.
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Page 19: Advanced Features
Advanced Features Detailed information about some of the TC100’s more powerful features. C- 1... - Page 20 Advanced Features 100kph (60mph) Sprint Timer The built in sprint timer can be used to accu- rately measure your vehicle’s 0-100kph (0- 60mph) times. It can be accessed from the Performance sub-menu. To use the timer, bring the vehicle to a halt and follow the on- screen instructions to arm the system.
- Page 21 Advanced Features Presetting a Distance In some situations you may wish to preset one of the distance counters to a particular initial value. To do this, navigate to the Set Distance sub-menu and select the name of the counter you want to preset. The display will then show a data entry screen that will prompt you for a new value.
- Page 22 Many co-drivers like to connect foot-pedals or handheld switches to their rally computers so they can quickly perform commonly used functions. The TC100 allows for this through the provision of two auxiliary inputs. These can be connected to external switches and configured in software to perform particular tasks when activated.
- Page 23 Advanced Features Task Switch Type Description None None Auxiliary input not used. Clear Interval Momentary Clear Interval Distance counter. Clear Total Momentary Clear Total Distance counter. Freeze Momentary Toggles freeze (also called split) mode on and off. This feature halts updates of the Telemetry Screen, while the counters continue to operate in the background.
- Page 24 Advanced Features Manual Calibration The device stores calibration information as the number of pulses produced by the speed sensor for every kilometre (or mile) travelled. If you used the unit’s calibration wizard (see B-6) you will not have seen the actual value calculated for your vehicle.
- Page 25 Advanced Features In this same menu you can also manually adjust the displayed value by pressing the EDIT button. This will bring up a data entry screen that will prompt you to enter a new value. The data entry screen works by allowing you to enter each of the new value’s digits individually.
- Page 26 Serial Number Location In vary rare situations, such as operating at extreme temperatures, you may want to Every monit rally computer has a unique se- change the display’s contrast to improve rial number. To view this number, go to the viewability.
- Page 27 Notes...
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- Page 30 Index Auxiliary Inputs Display function list C-5 resolution B-8 installation A-5 units B-8 setup C-4 Distance counter, interval B-3 counter, total B-4 presetting C-3 Backlight B-8, C-5 Freeze C-5 Calibration automatic B-6 display value C-6 manual adjustment C-7 Power Supply A-5 Contrast C-8 Probe Counting Direction B-8, C-5...
- Page 31 Index Resolution B-8 Units B-8 User Interface main menu B-5 overview B-2 Serial Number C-8 telemetry B-3 Sleep Timer C-8 Speed current B-4 maximum B-4 Vehicle Speed Signal A-6 Split C-5 Sprint Timer C-2 Stop-Watch B-4, C-5 Wiring Color Codes A-4 Telemetry Screen B-3 Turning On &...
- Page 32 © 2006—2007 Monit Limited. All rights reserved.
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